Chapter 49: A New Era Comes
"On the other side, two people should come out and wrestle better than our princess's two bridesmaids before they can enter." Xiniang shouted at the top of her lungs.
Today is a happy day, there are no heads of state, ministers or generals.
If you want to get a wife, you must obey Xi Niang's instructions.
Dong Liang smiled helplessly at the brothers beside him, seeming to be a bit gloating about his misfortune.
Naturally, the groom cannot attend the ceremony in person and must choose someone from among the groomsmen.
A tall and round guard next to Guo You stood up to challenge first. This was a sea jump helper, known as Xiao Yuan Wei, and he was one size smaller than Yuan Wei.
This soldier's idol is Yuan Wei who left the navy. This guy's weapon is also a modified revolving shotgun.
On the woman's side, Xiaolan was the first to appear, and both parties immediately grabbed each other's waist.
For a girl like Xiaolan, it is difficult for anyone to regard her as a woman. Her waist is as thick as a bucket.
After several rounds of hard competition, the first level was finally passed.
After all, just increasing the difficulty does not really prevent people from passing the test. In that case, the marriage will not be consummated.
Dong Liang quickly sent people up to distribute the red envelopes, and everyone was happy for a while.
Finally reaching the last level, Chen Deli came to Wang Cuicui's house.
"Uncle-to-be, if you want to come in, please answer a few questions first." Zhuge Rong's clear voice sounded in the room.
The next questions put Chen Deli in a difficult position. First, he asked him how long the bride's feet were, and then the bride's birthday.
He did know Cuicui's birthday, but how could he know about the other person's feet? He only knew that Cuicui's feet were not bound.
Other grooms were also made things difficult for them.
Only Dong Liang was the fastest and entered the boudoir first.
Entering the boudoir is not the end of the story. There is also the "Hehe Tea" game, where the bride and groom sit on the same stool. The groom puts his left leg on the bride's right leg, and the bride does the same. At the same time, the groom's left hand and the bride's right hand are placed on each other.
On the shoulders, both sides use the index finger and thumb of the other hand to form a square, put the tea cup on it, and drink with your mouth.
This game was often played by the ancients during weddings, but it was not invented by Dong Liang.
Shang Yun has always been very cooperative with Dong Liang. She mobilized other brides to embarrass her groom, but when it was her turn, she wanted to save Dong Liang trouble and protect Dong Liang's face in front of his brothers.
"Ayun, go home with your husband." Dong Liang whispered in Shang Yun's ear.
"Yes." Shang Yun nodded slightly. The red hijab on her head obscured her expression, but her face must have been filled with happiness at this time.
Dong Liang was the first to carry the bride downstairs. In the hall downstairs, the people who came to watch the ceremony burst into loud cheers.
Next, the team did not go to the Head of State's Palace, but was taken to Xuanyuan Temple outside the city.
This is the official place of worship for the Chinese people. The Xuanyuan Temple worships ancestors, the Confucian Temple worships Confucius, and there is a martyrs cemetery next to it. Even Buddhist temples and Taoist temples can be built next to it.
Except for the official belief of ancestor worship, Chinese officials are relatively tolerant of other religions.
The Xuanyuan Temple in Fujian is located in the southeast of Gushan, not far to the south is the Mawei Fortress.
There are statues of the Yan and Huang emperors in the temple, as well as some Chinese ancestors who have made outstanding contributions in history.
Every Xuanyuan temple has an official temple blessing.
Dong Liang held Shang Yun, who was covered with a hijab and dressed in red, in his hand. Under the leadership of the temple blessing in full attire, he worshiped his ancestors and received their blessings.
A total of more than a dozen newlyweds stood in a row, and a band played solemn music next to them.
The spacious main hall, the solemn statues, the temple celebrations in rich costumes, and the square in front of the temple were filled with people who came to watch the ceremony. The soldiers stood in neat queues to maintain order in the square.
Such a scene is awe-inspiring.
Shang Yun was very excited. Dong Liang allowed the ancestors of the Chinese ethnic group to witness her becoming his wife. This was Shang Yun's great honor.
As everyone knows, this kind of marriage situation created by Dong Liang has become a necessary procedure for Chinese people to get married in the future.
From then on, when Chinese people get married, they will go to the local Xuanyuan Temple to pay homage to their ancestors and receive their blessings.
This ritual has extended to other areas, so that people in many places have to go to Xuanyuan Temple to offer sacrifices when building houses or taking exams.
The ancestor worship of the Chinese people has never had a fixed situation. Now this abstract belief has finally become concrete under the promotion of Dong Liang.
With the red candles shining brightly, the tedious day was finally over after accepting the bride, paying homage to Xuanyuan Temple, and then returning to the Headquarters Palace to worship and greet the guests.
The relationship between Dong Liang and Shang Yun will blossom tonight.
The moment he lifted the hijab, Dong Liang was stunned by the beauty in front of him.
The two of them are actually very familiar with each other, but Shang Yun rarely wears makeup, at most he only wears light makeup.
Her makeup today was carefully painted by the best Chinese makeup artist.
"Ayun, you are so beautiful today." The simple earthy love words did not destroy the beautiful atmosphere at present.
"You will lie to me." Shang Yun lowered his head slightly and felt a little shy.
"Really, look when I have deceived you." Dong Liang gently lifted Shang Yun's chin with his hand.
Rough fingers touched the delicate skin on Shang Yun's chin, and a soft and delicate feeling came from Dong Liang's fingertips.
He couldn't help but touch Shang Yun's cheek along his chin.
Shang Yun raised his hand to help Dong Liang untie the groom's clothes.
The movements of the two people in the room became faster and faster, so that the candlelight also began to sway, as if it was a silent BGM.
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In the fourth year of Xianfeng, this was a new beginning. Dong Liang had his own family and his own lover in this world. The establishment of the Chinese nation entered its third year, and everything was gradually getting on the right track.
In the past two years, Dong Liang led four hundred Chinese workers to revolt on an American slave ship, using the stolen clipper ship and a small amount of weapons.
They defeated the Fuso people who occupied the Yaeyama Islands, and twice in a row defeated the British and American ships that came to encircle and suppress them.
In the brutal battles, the Chinese warriors not only did not fall, but became stronger and stronger.
Dong Liang knew very well that weapons can only arm people's hands, and only thoughts can arm people's brains.
So he began to write a "Letter to the Chinese Compatriots", founded the Fuxing Association, and began the ideological construction of this team.
Nowadays, most of the senior Chinese leaders are members of the Fuxing Association, and he even explored establishing branches of the Fuxing Association at the escort squadron level.
Then they took advantage of the Taiping Army's occupation of Jiangning and sent troops to control Dongfan Island.
The first shot of the counterattack on the mainland was fired. Then, they annihilated Wang Yide's sea-crossing army and captured the American Perry fleet.
Then he counterattacked Fujian Province. After establishing a foothold in Fujian Province, Dong Liang followed the principle of fighting while training troops and sent troops to Guangdong Province to relieve the British control crisis in Guangdong Province.
Prevented China's territory from being encroached upon by foreigners.
The Chinese have also officially taken the responsibility of protecting the southeastern coast into their own hands.
The Manchu and Qing Tatars are unable and unwilling to protect China's maritime borders, so we, the Chinese people, will protect it ourselves.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Xianfeng's reign, Dong Liang finished handling the matters at hand, handed over the administrative work to the Prime Minister Zhou Tenghu, and then headed north.
After the establishment of the cabinet, there was an additional Prime Minister's Office in Fuzhou City, and administrative work was coordinated and carried out by the Prime Minister's Office.
Cabinet members include almost all ministers of various ministries, and major administrative decisions are decided at cabinet meetings.
In this way, Dong Liang basically freed himself from the tedious aspects of government affairs. However, the head of state still retained the final veto power on major government decisions.
The power is still in Dong Liang's hands, and he can intervene in administrative work at any time as long as he wants.
In the military, the former enemy headquarters is responsible for the specific command of frontline soldiers, and the former enemy headquarters is established according to the battle.
The scope of the army under command was delineated, just like the former enemy headquarters on the Guangxi front line. Zhao Liewen served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and his four detachments were under his command.
But only on the battlefield in Guangxi.
The General Headquarters is in charge of the entire Chinese military construction and the intelligent management of the army.
The general headquarters can directly issue orders to the former enemy headquarters.
The head of state of the Chinese ethnic group also serves as the commander of the general headquarters.
After Dong Liang went north, he would still communicate with the headquarters through the attendant's room.
In this way, Dong Liang was able to delegate power without losing power.
At the same time, the international situation is also undergoing tremendous changes.
After a short stay in Calcutta, the foreign student delegation from Ryukyu left successfully with the help of Dr. George and officially embarked on their journey to Europe.
After handling the plague incident in Calcutta, George gained great popularity here.
Without much effort, he established St. George's Hospital here, and the location was in the core area of the upper town. Even the house was given by Sir Canning.
The British are very smart. They don't want to have no one to save lives the next time they encounter such a plague.
Then he went to the Portuguese colony of Goa, where he received two shipments of medicine, as well as new recruits sent by the ANBU.
"Where should we go next? Miss Yanni." George asked when no one was around.
Now he is used to accepting Yanni's leadership.
However, he became more and more indulgent in life. Wherever they stayed, George would always find many white women to vent his anger on.
Sometimes he would take the devil's medicine with those women, and then they would fall into temporary madness together.
He was unable to extricate himself and completely fell into the devil's medicine.
After the white people in the colonies were controlled by the devil's medicine, they could only use their hard-earned wealth to buy the medicine.
Chapter completed!